[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S89]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         REMEMBERING KAY HAGAN

  Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, Kay Hagan was a kind and passionate public 
servant. She fought from the heart for women, children, students, 
servicemembers, and working people in North Carolina and across the 
country.
  In 2013, when interest rates on Federal student loans were about to 
double so that the government could increase profits off of the backs 
of our students, Kay said no. Together, with our colleague Senator Jack 
Reed, we put forward commonsense legislation to keep interest rates low 
for students across the country. In this instance and so many others, 
Kay stood for fairness and served as a voice for those who needed it 
most.
  Kay and I may not have agreed on every issue, but on those key issues 
that matter to working families--like equal pay, raising the minimum 
wage, and helping students getting crushed by debt--we were proud to 
fight side by side.
  My thoughts are with her husband Chip, their children and family, and 
the people of North Carolina as they mourn Kay's loss and celebrate her 
memory.

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